10/31/14
“Dave feels that it would be in the best interest of our student-athletes, the athletic department and the university community if he moved on to other challenges,” UM President Mark Schlissel told reporters Friday. Here's the full report on the resignation.

10/12/14
Rich Sheridan was fed up with lousy software and bad corporate management when he co-founded Ann Arbor-based Menlo Innovations LLC in 2001 with the mission statement: "To end human suffering in the world as it relates to technology."

10/12/14
Menlo Innovations LLC markets itself through tours of its Ann Arbor headquarters, a big open space in the basement of a parking structure on East Liberty Street, a cheerful work area despite a lack of windows — and despite its size, 17,000 square feet. Employees are welcome to bring their children and/or dogs to work, and paper is everywhere. Taped to walls, taped to pillars, spread out on long work tables.

10/12/14
Ann Arbor native Eric Betzig was one of three scientists recognized last week with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for devising ways for microscopes to look into the molecular hearts of living cells.

10/12/14
As CEO of Accuri Cytometers, Jennifer Baird played a central role in one of the most lauded successes to come out of Michigan's venture capital and startup communities, the 2011 sale of the Ann Arbor-based company to medical technology giant Becton Dickinson and Co. for $205 million. For venture-backed startups trying to prove a new technology, valuations are even more stringent than for well-established companies. Baird shared her thoughts on the process with Gary Anglebrandt.

10/10/14
Award-winning chef Takashi Yagihashi is too focused on perfecting the food and service at his 6-month-old Slurping Turtle in Ann Arbor to think about opening another restaurant in metro Detroit, but he does have his favorites around town.

10/09/14
Want to win a Nobel Prize? Quit your day job. That worked for Ann Arbor native Eric Betzig, who is part of a trio of scientists recognized Wednesday with the Nobel Prize in chemistry for devising ways for microscopes to look into the molecular hearts of living cells.

10/09/14
There are many entrepreneurs who have decided to start a business immediately after graduating from college or after working a couple of years in the corporate world to fulfill their lifelong dream of entrepreneurship

10/08/14
The University of Michigan plans to begin training doctors in Africa in reproductive health services after getting a $25 million grant from an anonymous donor, the university's health system announced today.

10/02/14
The three VC funds through UM's entrepreneurial studies program have $7 million under management, and invest in early-stage companies. They are looking for investments for this year and next. Deadline: Oct. 15.

10/02/14
Ann Arbor-based Stratos Inc., whose technology combines loyalty, credit and debit cards into a single smart card, announced Thursday that it has finished raising $5.8 million to fund its growth.

09/28/14
Last Monday, it was announced that Duo Security — an Ann Arbor-based, fast-growing provider of highly secure, cloud-based authentication services for companies — had raised $12 million in a Series B round of venture capital, led by Benchmark, a Silicon Valley-based firm, and joined by Google Ventures, True Ventures and Radar Partners, three other West Coast VCs.

09/21/14
Cribspot.com, a startup that helps college students find places to live while helping mom-and-pop owners manage their properties, will announce Monday that it has finished raising a seed round of $660,000, led by Ann Arbor-based Huron River Ventures and joined by the Detroit-based First Step Fund.

08/24/14
Plans for the new Desai Family Accelerator at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor were officially unveiled last week. Kelly LaPierre, the accelerator's new managing director, spoke with Crain's Detroit Business reporter Kirk Pinho last week about the accelerator's mission and plans.